# Shake Shack Inc. (SHAK) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure. Price $69.40, market value $3.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 73.1×** (5-yr avg 260.9×, 3-yr avg 260.9×). Shake Shack Inc. trades at 73.1× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 260.9×: cheap by its own standards. The Consumer Cyclical median in the September 2026 study was 19.5×. Forward P/E is 49.6×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.14**. A PEG of 0.14 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.9×.
- **Price / book: 5.1×**. The shares trade at 5.1× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 16.9×**. Enterprise value is 16.9× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -0.4%** (5-yr avg -0.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 1.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 3.6%**. 3.6% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 3.2%**. 3.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 8.7%**. 8.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 10.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 10.6%.
- **Return on assets: 2.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 15.4%** (3-yr 17.1%/yr, 5-yr 22.6%/yr). Revenue grew 15.4% over the last year, against 22.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 354.2%**. Earnings per share rose 354.2%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.47**. Debt is 0.47 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. Shake Shack Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.59**. A Z-score of 2.59 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Shake Shack Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (23 analysts). 23 analysts cover Shake Shack Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $82.52 (+19% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -31.9%** (YTD -14.5%, 3-mo 32.6%). The shares are down 31.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -35.4%** (34.5% above the low). Trading 35% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.27** (volatility 54%). Beta of 1.27 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

Live score and charts: https://foliofundamentals.com/analyzer?s=SHAK · Page: https://foliofundamentals.com/stocks/shak

Not investment advice.